Fali S Nariman Flashcards
When was Fali S Nariman Additional Solicitor General of India?
1972 to 1975
When did Fali S. Nariman receive the Padma Bhushan?
Answer: 1991.
When was the 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration given to him?
Answer: 2018.
Which Article of the Constitution is primarily associated with amendments?
Article 368 is the sole article dealing with substantive constitutional amendments.
What case is known as the Second Judges Case?
The case is Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association vs. Union of India (1993).
What was the outcome of the Second Judges Case regarding judicial appointments?
It established the primacy of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) in judicial appointments.
How did the Second Judges Case differ from the earlier S.P. Gupta case?
The Second Judges Case divested absolute executive control over the appointment of judges, which was upheld in S.P. Gupta v. Union of India where the CJI’s opinion was not deemed primary.
What was the composition of the NJAC as proposed by the xth Constitutional Amendment Act?
99th, The NJAC was to consist of:
The Chief Justice of India
Two senior-most judges of the Supreme Court
The Law Minister
Two eminent persons nominated by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.
What was the duration of the National Emergency in India?
The National Emergency lasted from 1975 to 1977.
What was the central issue in the TMA Pai case?
The case addressed the government’s control and regulations over private unaided minority educational institutions concerning admissions and reservations.
